Ligue 1: Monaco vs Auxerre – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 20 match between Monaco and Auxerre and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Struggling Auxerre are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Monaco this coming Saturday at Stade Louis II, Monaco. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Monaco are third in the Ligue 1 standings after collecting 34 points from their initial 19 encounters. Auxerre trail them on 23 points after 19 rounds, leaving them as number 11 in the table.

Team form: Monaco vs Auxerre

Monaco Form

Monaco hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Aston Villa by 1-0, before winning 3-2 against Rennes. The streak ended in a recent 3-0 defeat against Inter. Monaco won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded nine goals.

Auxerre Form

In their last three matches, Auxerre drew 0-0 with Lille, lost 2-0 against Angers, and drew 1-1 with Saint-Etienne. Auxerre managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 13 time and letting in seven.

Betting facts for Monaco and Auxerre

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Monaco and Auxerre. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Monaco vs Auxerre

Hamed Traore shows decent form right now for Auxerre, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Monaco, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Breel Embolo also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Popular betting markets: Monaco vs Auxerre

Full-time result

Monaco claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing three. Auxerre won one of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost eight of the games in this run. Monaco have beaten Auxerre in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Monaco scored first in six of their last ten home games. Auxerre scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Monaco games Auxerre should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Monaco only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Auxerre claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Monaco have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Auxerre.

Total goals

Monaco saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Auxerre’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.